Cataphoric electrode.



1).-5. KEER @a 11. WILSON. GATAPHORIG ELEGTRODE.

APPLICATION FILED I'BB.26, 1913.

1,076,210. Patented 001.21, 1913.

. MM M cDLUMBxA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON. D. C,

,paaren erariale sirio navln E. Knien AND HAROLD watson, or ooivnna'or, OHIO.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent.

p Application Yled'rllebruary 2631513; Serial No. 750,'225.

To all 107mm# may concern Be it known that we, Davm E. Kenn and' HAROLD WIILSON, both citizens of the United States, residing at- Conneaut, inl the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cataphoric Electrodes, of which the fol-V lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to electrodes of the class Y employed to cause electrolyzed substances to enter the human body and the object of our invention is to provide an electrode of this class having a medicine container provided with a part within which the metallicV elect-rode is contained and which can be inserted into a cavity or Vdepression of the body, such as the umbilical depression or navel, and thus more effectively produce the cataphoric or endosmotic action.

In carrying out our invention we provide a container for the medicine which is provided with a nipple adapted to enter the depression or cavity and which has a perforation in its outer end through which the medicine passes. Over the nipple we place a cap of gauze, cotton or other such ab sorbent material and secure this to the nipple by means of a casing which surrounds within the nipple. The arrangement is such that the container may be easily opened or closed for filling, cleaning and sealing purposes and for repairs, and when the liquid level has fallen below the lower end of the metallic electrode the electric circuit will be broken.

In the drawings r-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cataphoric electrode embodying our improvements. Fig. 2 shows a vertical central sect-ion thereof with the metallic electrode and binding post in elevation. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the nipple cap. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the metallic elec* trode and binding post. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the casing for the container, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the container.

The container A and its casing B are preferably made of hard rubber. The container is formed with a chamber o to receive the medicine and with a nipple o which communicates with said chamber. Thenipple has a perforation as in its lower'. end and is surrounded by a cap D of suitable absorbent material. Preferably the container is Vof cylindrical form, its bottom sloping toward depending threaded flange a2 and a laterally projecting top flange a3. The casing` B has an annular flange b threaded to engage the flange a2 and its bottom has a central opening b2 through which the nipple eX- tends. The flange o is arranged below the flange a3 and makes a tight fit with it. The container is 'closed at the top by a cover A which may if desired be made detachable as shown, and this cover has a central opening to receive a plug E ofinsulating material which supports the metallic binding post F which carries on its lower end the metallic electrode G.- The circuit wire II may be connected with the post by nuts z in the usual way. The plug is detachably connected with the cover and the plug, post and electrode may be readily removed together; when thus removed the medicine may be poured into the medicine receiving chamber.

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vthe nipple, and it is formed with' an annular It will be observed that the cap D is held in place over the nipple by the casing B and that by detaching the casing the cap may be removed and replaced by a freshone. The medicine passes through the aperture c in the nipple and saturates the cap D and then by reason of its cataphoric properties passes through the cavity of the body into the interior thereof.

Our improved electrode is of simple construction, maybe readily assembled or taken apart, may be manufactured cheaply and has been found to be most efficient in operation. It will be understood that the wire I-I connects with one pole of a battery the opposite pole of which may be connected with a plate applied, as by means of a belt, to

3. A cataphorie electrode, comprising a In testimony whereof, We have hereunto medicine container provided with a nipple subscribed our names. adapted to enter zy cavity or depression of DAVID E. KERR. the human body, a cover' for the container, HAROLD WILSON. 5 a plug detachably secured to the cover, and

a binding post and metallic electrode carried by the plug.

Witnesses:

RUTH CHAPMAN, GEO. J. CHAPMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents` f Washington, D. C. 

